Sanitary smoking appliance



July 19, J, B CULLEN 1,868,459

SANITARY SMOKING PPLIANCE Filed Nov. 13, 1929 Figure 3 Patented July 19, 1932 LJNITED STATES JOHN B. CULLEN, F RICHMOND-HILL, NEW YORK SANITARY SMOKING APPLIANCE Application filed November 13, 1929. Serial No. 406,930.

rlhis invention relates to a sanitary smoking appliance capable of embodiment in the form of a pipe or as a cigar or cigarette holder, and to be sold separately or in conjunction V with each other as a set.

It is primarily aimed to provide a novel article of this character wherein the smoke passages have indirect communication with the tobacco so aslto give a cooler smoke, eliminate the soggy heel usually found in ordinary pipes.

It is further aimed to provide a novel construction permitting the cleaning of the pipe to be readily effected.

A Additional objects and advantages will be pointed out hereinafter and become apparent as the description progresses in connection with accompanying drawing.

In said drawing:

.w Figure 1 is a view in side elevation of a pipe constructed in accordance Awith the invention.

Figure 2 is a central longitudinal vertical sectional view through the same, is a. sectional view taken on the line 3 3 of Figure 2,

Figure 4 is a fragmentary side elevation of the pipe, the bowl cover being removed.

Figure 5 is a sectional View taken on the line 5 5 of Figure 4,

Figure 6 is a front elevation of the-bowl cover,

Figure 7 is a view partly in section of a modified form of the invention used as a cigarette or cigar holder.

Figure 8 is a longitudinal sectional view taken on the line 8 8 of Figure 7 and Figure 9 is 4a fragmentary longitudinal sectional view taken on the line 9 9 of m Figure 8.

Referring specifically to the drawing, and first to the formv of Figures 1 to 6, a pipe is shown of which 10 is the bowl or holder and 11 is the stem extending therefrom and havif, ing the usual draft passage 12 therethrough opening at the mouthpiece 13 and extending to the hollow interior of the bowl.

The bore of the bowl is designated 14 and the howl has a bottom or plate 15 therein se which is usually separate therefrom and secured in place in any suitable manner, as by a wedge fit. Since the bottom 15 is located above the lower or closed end of the bore, a chamber is provided. On the exterior of the bowl 10 and annular passageway 17 is provided and leading therefrom are passages o1 grooves 18 and 19, varying preferably alternately in depth, with the passages 18 communicating by means of ports 21 with the interior of the bowl above the bottom 15 and the passages 19 communicating by means of ports 20 with the chamber 16. A cylindrical cover or sleeve 22 is slid-ably and det-achably applicable over the bowl 10, having a notch 23 at the front adapted to embrace the stem 11'to aid in positioning the same.

As a result of the construction described, it will be seen that a draft through the pipe will be indirect inasmuch as the smoke must leave the bowl through the ports 21, passageways 19, passageway 17 passageways 18 and ports 20, chamber 16 and the passageway 12. Thus any solid matter in the smoke will be precipita-ted. moisture will not form and the smoke will be cooler.

The device may be readily cleaned or washed after removing the cover 221 and to aid in the passage of a straw or the like through the passageway 12 between the same, a port 23 is provided in the bowl in line with the latter passageway and the same is normally closed by a projection 24 formed on the cover 22.

The same principles of construction, operation and use may be embodied in a cigar or cigarette holder as disclosed in Figures 7, 8 and 9. In such form a stem or mouthpiece 11 is provided having a passageway 12 therethrough which leads to a bore or cavity 25 in the larger end of the device to accommodate a cigar, cigarette or the like. The passageway 25 has a bottom 26 which provides a chamber 27 below the same or inwardly thereof to function similarly to the chamber 16. The draft upon the tobacco or material in the chamber 25 is indirect inasmuch as the smoke must pass from the cavity 25 through port 28, passageways 29, an annular passageway 30, passageways 31 and ports 32, chamber 27 and passage 12.

The stem at the'I larger end is exteriorly reduced and removably accommodates a slidable sleeve or cover 22 functioning similar to that at 22.

Various changes may be resorted to provided they fall within the spirit and vscope of the invention.

I claim as my invention A smokers appliance of the class described comprising a holder having an upright bore closed at its lower end, a plate in said bore above said end forming upper Vand lower chambers, said holder having passages establishing communication between the chambers, a stem on the holder in communication with the lower chamber7 one of said passages being continuous and located on the exterior of the holder and all of said passages being exposed on the exterior of the holder, a cover disposed over said holder to close the outside of all of the passages, said holder having a notch engaging vsaid stem to aid in centering the cover, and the holder having a portin communication with the said continuous passage to aid in cleaning Jche lower chamber and stem, said port being closed by the cover.

l In. testimony whereof I atliX my signature.

JOHN B. CULLEN. n 

